![]() While Columbus lacks any real artistic flair, he does a notably better job on this movie than he did on the first. Chris Columbus returned as director for the second Potter film. Isaacs, always a go-to movie villain, is wonderful as the sneering, scheming Lucius. We also meet the nasty Lucius Malfoy ( Jason Isaacs) in Chamber of Secrets, the father of Harry's rival Draco ( Tom Felton). Branagh is very funny as Lockhart, perfectly capturing the character's mixture of smugness and cowardice. On a more lighthearted note, Harry, Ron ( Rupert Grint) and Hermione ( Emma Watson) contend with the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart ( Kenneth Branagh), a famous author, with many an adoring fan – though none can outdo the love the narcissistic Lockhart has for himself. At the same time, Harry discovers he has the ability to speak to snakes – a skill few possess, with infamous dark wizard Voldemort among the most notable fellow "Parseltongue", causing many to wonder just how similar Harry is to the wizard who killed his parents. Students begin to be found petrified, amongst blood-written proclamations about the mysterious Chamber of Secrets. Harry, of course, ignores this warning, but dark events do indeed begin to unfold at Hogwarts. The story finds Harry Potter ( Daniel Radcliffe) counting the moments until he can return to Hogwarts, only for Dobby the house elf to warn him that's exactly what he shouldn't do, and that "Great danger awaits" if he returns to the school. ![]() ![]() Opening just a year after the first Potter film, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was a definite improvement over The Sorcerer's Stone. ![]()
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